USDA subsidies for farms in Wabasha County, Minnesota totaled $154,249,000 from 1995 through 2012.
| Year | Conservation Subsidies | Disaster Subsidies | Commodity Subsidies | Crop Insurance Premium Subsidies | Total USDA Subsidies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payments / Recipients |
Payments / Recipients |
Payments / Recipients |
Subsidies / Policies |
Payments / Recipients |
|
| 1995 | $1,457,368 395 |
$17,097 16 |
$2,987,179 715 |
$322,413 1,348 |
$4,784,057 975 |
| 1996 | $1,285,459 351 |
$-15,676 3 |
$2,276,904 822 |
$374,933 1,141 |
$3,921,620 1,018 |
| 1997 | $967,960 293 |
$114,536 195 |
$3,191,627 837 |
$320,893 1,046 |
$4,595,016 1,004 |
| 1998 | $615,799 216 |
$0 0 |
$5,772,206 806 |
$352,486 1,064 |
$6,740,491 917 |
| 1999 | $697,044 219 |
$80,300 31 |
$12,613,493 866 |
$494,729 1,105 |
$13,885,566 985 |
| 2000 | $794,760 244 |
$0 0 |
$12,941,099 855 |
$468,405 1,129 |
$14,208,345 986 |
| 2001 | $913,483 280 |
$232,500 31 |
$8,384,761 775 |
$665,428 1,124 |
$10,196,172 929 |
| 2002 | $1,005,282 293 |
$12,718 3 |
$5,124,952 815 |
$687,545 1,103 |
$6,830,497 984 |
| 2003 | $809,731 286 |
$1,407,546 554 |
$7,547,257 859 |
$787,582 1,084 |
$10,552,116 1,057 |
| 2004 | $1,151,342 309 |
$2,320 4 |
$6,289,106 768 |
$1,107,081 1,095 |
$8,549,849 950 |
| 2005 | $929,807 308 |
$844,877 358 |
$12,031,005 810 |
$917,799 1,059 |
$14,723,488 1,001 |
| 2006 | $993,436 319 |
$0 0 |
$7,353,151 822 |
$948,631 1,052 |
$9,295,497 1,007 |
| 2007 | $1,012,082 322 |
$0 0 |
$3,040,857 761 |
$1,778,807 1,039 |
$5,831,746 948 |
| 2008 | $994,583 315 |
$410,593 223 |
$2,788,050 711 |
$2,908,461 1,063 |
$7,101,687 914 |
| 2009 | $1,863,006 320 |
$0 0 |
$6,842,397 713 |
$2,681,356 1,149 |
$11,386,965 920 |
| 2010 | $985,335 293 |
$0 0 |
$2,880,307 688 |
$2,114,891 1,141 |
$5,980,533 888 |
| 2011 | $941,410 291 |
$19,951 4 |
$2,619,394 628 |
$3,646,152 1,146 |
$7,226,906 823 |
| 2012 | $880,167 265 |
$0 0 |
$4,351,712 638 |
$3,206,445 1,204 |
$8,438,325 822 |
| Total | $18,298,053 778 |
$3,131,329 692 |
$109,035,456 1,582 |
$23,784,037 20,092 |
$154,248,875 1,929 |
USDA Subsidies to Wabasha County, Minnesota by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $4,784,057 | |
| 1996 | $3,921,620 | |
| 1997 | $4,595,016 | |
| 1998 | $6,740,491 | |
| 1999 | $13,885,566 | |
| 2000 | $14,208,345 | |
| 2001 | $10,196,172 | |
| 2002 | $6,830,497 | |
| 2003 | $10,552,116 | |
| 2004 | $8,549,849 | |
| 2005 | $14,723,488 | |
| 2006 | $9,295,497 | |
| 2007 | $5,831,746 | |
| 2008 | $7,101,687 | |
| 2009 | $11,386,965 | |
| 2010 | $5,980,533 | |
| 2011 | $7,226,906 | |
| 2012 | $8,438,325 | |
| 1995-2012 | $154,248,875 | |
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Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011and 2012 are incomplete due to missing data from USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service. In addition some payments made in 2010 were not assigned to recipients in the data received from NRCS. Those payments are also not included.
The information provided for the Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) provides an inaccurate picture of how WRP payments are distributed. USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service uses title companies as intermediaries to finalize wetlands easements under the Wetlands Reserve Program. As a result, the data provided to us shows large sums of money going to these title companies. In reality, the payments are ultimately distributed to landowners participating in the WRP.
Unfortunately, NRCS has not provided the data to show where these farms and wetlands are located or which farmers or landowners are enrolling in the program, so EWG is unable to allocate these large sums of money to individuals beyond the title companies. Therefore, these companies skew the conservation rankings and payment concentration, which EWG cannot avoid unless and until NRCS makes available the additional farm attribution data. Therefore, we have not included WRP payments in the 2011 or 2012 data update.
We have separated data on farm commodity, disaster and conservation payments in order to provide a more accurate picture of top recipients and concentration of payments among the three main categories of USDA programs.
Finally, EWG works hard to ensure the accuracy of the information it provides through its products and services, but obtains data for the Farm Subsidy Database from the U.S. Department of Agriculture pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. Therefore, EWG cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information USDA provides or any analysis based thereon. If you find an error or discrepancy on the site, please contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office to check its records before contacting EWG.
